| Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City, IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Red/Black Coach: Mike Allen League: Heart of Illinois - Small Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Mitchell McNutt 5'11" 200 Senior RB/LB Alex Rosenbaum 5'11" 260 Senior C Brooks Schmitt 6'0" 195 Senior RB/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Size/Speed Team Weaknesses: Must Fill 2 Keys Spots On Lines, Must Come Together As Team To Be Successful RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 17.4 2016 National Rank: #3606 2016 State Rank: #187 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 14.9 2017 National Rank: #4031 2017 State Rank: #195 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.1 Dynasty National Rank: #5895 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.8 Dynasty Record: 100-46 (72-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 34 2016 Points Against Average: 7.9 2016 Differential: +26.1 2016 Wins: #4985 LeRoy (15-0), #5305 Eureka (14-0), #6025 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (35-7), #8919 Ridgeview (Colfax) (49-10), #9535 Tremont (45-0), #11053 Heyworth (53-6), #12088 Fisher (55-0), #13665 Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan) (60-0) 2016 Losses: #2462 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (21-14), #2478 Wethersfield/Annawan (Kewanee) (21-14), #6025 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (22-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 54-56 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (Heart of Illinois), 2008 (tied for 1st; Heart of Illinois), 2006 (Heart of Illinois) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton), 9/1 Fisher, 9/8 at El Paso-Gridley (El Paso), 9/15 at LeRoy, 9/22 Eureka, 9/29 Tremont, 10/6 at Ridgeview/Lexington (Colfax), 10/13 Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan), 10/20 at Heyworth Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (21.4), Eureka (8.4), El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (8.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan) (-30.2), Fisher (-19.8), Tremont (-16.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.7 (3.5 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #402 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8673 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12% |